OFSTED
5 July 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Tameside
Trust
DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
427
385 full-time ·
42 part-time
Female pupils
184
43.1% of pupils
Male pupils
243
56.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.4 pts
above England
School
48.2%
Tameside Council
36.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.1 pts
below England
School
15.2%
Tameside Council
16.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Tameside Council
0.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.5%
318
Any other ethnic group
4.4%
19
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
17
African
3.7%
16
Any other White background
3.5%
15
Pakistani
2.6%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.4%
117 of
427 pupils
6.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Reading
17.8 pts below England
School
56.0%
Tameside Council
75.5%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Tameside Council
70.1%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
Tameside Council
74.6%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.13 pts
lower than
England
School
6.08%
Tameside Council
5.95%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.01 pts
higher than
England
School
20.82%
Tameside Council
15.03%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.51 pts
lower than
England
School
0.29%
Tameside Council
1.80%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.5%
2.3 pts
above England
Dixons Silver Springs Primary
90.5%
Tameside Council
92.1%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.